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Shape of Alkyl Radicals by Electron Spin Resonance

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Evidence from electron spin resonance seems to indicate as clearly as any that alkyl radicals are planar rather than pyramidal.

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SYMONS, M. Shape of Alkyl Radicals by Electron Spin Resonance. Nature 222, 1123–1124 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2221123a0

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